Spanish Alternative
Spanish Alternative Alternativa Española | |
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| General Secretary | Rafaél López-Diéguez Gamoneda |
| Founded | 21 April 2003 |
| Headquarters | C/ Bravo Murillo, nº 50, 1º B, 28003, Madrid |
| Ideology |
Catholicism Conservatism Centralism Christian democracy Neo-Francoism Euroscepticism Spanish nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing[1] |
| Colours | Grey |
| Local Government |
5 / 67,611 |
| Website | |
| www.alternativaespanola.com | |
Spanish Alternative (Spanish: Alternativa Española, AES) is a nationwide Spanish political party, whose ideology is framed within the conservative right-wing.[1] It describes itself such as "Christian democrat and transversal". Its Secretary General is the lawyer and businessman Rafael López-Diéguez, former member of the far-right New Force, active formation during the Transition and managed by his father-in-law, the historic leader Blas Piñar, who was named honorary president of AES, a post which he held until his death in January 2014. The party is considered inheritor of New Force. AES doesn't use symbols of Franco's regime, though. It maintains contacts with the party Navarrese and Spanish Right (DNE).
Ideology
AES holds its program declaration and its public action in four principles: the “defense of life” (opposition to any type of abortion), the “pro-family“, “Christian roots” and the “unity of Spain”. The purpose of AES is consecrating itself as the only right-wing Spanish Catholic party outside the People’s Party. Thus, AES is against same-sex marriages and considers homosexual adoption an attack to on the family. It has been described as akin to “fundamentalist Catholicism”.
Regarding the model of State, Spanish Alternative proposes to abolish autonomies because it believes that the State of Autonomies isn't only unfeasible but also unsustainable, which it constitutes an economic catastrophe that entails unequal rights among Spanish depending on their place of birth or residence, which has been a fundamental element adjunctive the present crisis and in its continuing development promotes the breakdown of the integrity and national cohesion. However, AES would keep the provincial privileges of Navarra and the Basque Country.
Election results
In the municipal elections of 2015 the party gained 5 town councillors. 2 in Las Labores and 1 in Ampuero, Bárcena de Pie de Concha and Villanueva de la Condesa.